Norah Jones - Tidal vs. Hi Res ?

I'm not sure the dates or sampling rates from the spreadsheet I received are accurate, it seems that the dates are not.  Sorry for that.

I do have the "Come Away With Me" SACD and have compared that to the MQA version streamed from Tidal...and the SACD version (to me) sounds better.

Having said that, I come to the same opinion for other Tidal MQA content vs. the SACD versions I own.  Anne-Sophie Mutter's Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is strikingly better (to my ears).

Hi @ejr1953 

Can you try Tidal without MQA and tell me what you think? 

Best,

E

I've done some comparisons, and do find that I generally prefer the DSD64 of the Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" version off my NAS over the MQA version that's based on that remaster.  However, the caveat that I would put on there is upgrading components on the router does go long way in bridging that gap.  Upgrading the power supply and the ethernet cables. 

At the same time, I do prefer the MQA over non-MQA version over Tidal. 

What I would like to do at some point is get a local MQA file and compare that to whatever highest res non MQA verison of the file.  

Is “ Properganda “ the non MQA version of “ Propaganda “? BTW , my Harley Road King goes “ Potato Potato ! And then I put non MQA , Andrews Cams in her and I now have Catsup on my potatoes ! Catsup is the non MQA version of Ketchup ! It’s a viscosity variable ... And I was gonna get an MQA enabled DAC . Think I’ll just stay with fries .

 Young whippersnapper ,,  i use Tidal.  Nothing on tidal sounds better then my CDP.  when i A,,B. The 
Tracks.    Tidal is just easy
To use.    CD,s are not all over the place also. IMO